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Historical Event on 7/7/1799
Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1877 | Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born. |
| 9/5/1904 | Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 6/7/1999 | Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999. |
| 12/28/1977 | Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 10/20/1998 | Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 11/21/1963 | First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme. |
| 7/16/1905 | A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat. |
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